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Vaskiluoto

Vaskiluoto is a Finnish island in the Gulf of Bothnia, immediately in front of the city centre of , . It is connected to the mainland by the Vaskiluoto road and rail bridge, and has a surface area of 2.5 square kilometres.
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  • Type: Suburb with 338 residents
  • Description: island, urban area and 3rd major district in Vaasa, Finland
  • Also known as: “Vaskiluoto major district” and “Vasklot”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vaskiluoto railway station and Vaskiluoto Power Plant.

Railway station
Photo: Zunter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is located in the city of , , on the island and district of Vaskiluoto. It is the terminus of the Seinäjoki–Vaasa railway, and it only serves cargo transport in the port of Vaasa; the nearest station with passenger services is .

Power station
Photo: Tetopa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vaskiluoto power stations complex situated on the Gulf of Bothnia island of Vaskiluoto in , Finland, comprises three separate power stations connected to the Finnish national grid, Fingrid.

Museum
Photo: Kotivalo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vöyrinkaupunki and Hietalahti.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northeast of Vaskiluoto.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the city of , . The neighbourhood officially consists of two subdivisions, 9th and 10th districts, of Vaasa. is situated 3 km east of Vaskiluoto.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 4 km east of Vaskiluoto.

Vaskiluoto

Latitude
63.09059° or 63° 5′ 26″ north
Longitude
21.57054° or 21° 34′ 14″ east
Population
338
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
United Nations Location Codes
FI VKI and FI WAS
Open location code
9GM33HRC+66
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26858500
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
632247
Wiki­data ID
Q11900622
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Uzbek—“Vaskiluoto” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Vaskiluodon suuralue”
  • Finnish: “Vaskiluoto”
  • French: “District de Vaskiluoto”
  • French: “Vaskiluoto”
  • Polish: “Vaskiluoto”
  • Russian: “Васкилуото”
  • Swedish: “Vasklot storområde”
  • Swedish: “Vasklot”
  • Turkish: “Vaskiluoto”
  • Uzbek: “Vaskiluoto”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vaskiluoto”. Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.